Shades of intellectual property problems -- Why you don't post your ideas on YouTube

    Feb. 22, 2008
    If you check out this demo of a prize winning video game http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/ I think you will agree it is a pretty cool idea. According to an item in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the creator now wishes he hadn't posted a video ...

    If you check out this demo of a prize winning video game

    http://www.kloonigames.com/crayon/

    I think you will agree it is a pretty cool idea. According to an item in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the creator now wishes he hadn't posted a video of it on YouTube. It seems there are already copycat games coming out that steal his thunder:

    http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2763/carnegie-mellon-student-learns-a-pitfall-of-youtube?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

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    Leland was Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design. He has 34 years of Service and holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan, a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan;, and a MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.

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